Horridus is the world’s most complete and most finely preserved Triceratops. The Triceratops fossil was discovered on private land in Montana in 2014. The Triceratops skeleton is nearly 85% complete, standing about 2.5 meters (8 feet) tall, 7 meters (23 feet) long, weighing 1,000 kilograms (2,205 pounds) and is made up of 266 bones. The skull is 98% complete and is tipped with two slender horns at the brow and a stubby horn atop the nose, the flat neck frill spans 4.9 feet (1.5 m), and the skull weighs about 575 pounds (261 kg). HORRIDUS FACTS ♦ Nicknamed "Horridus" after the species name (Triceratops Horridus) ♦ 266 bones have been recovered, making up 85 per cent of the skeleton. ♦ The skull of the fossil is 99 per cent complete and weighs 261kg. ♦ Horridus has an enormous frill and three fearsome horns. ♦ Weighing 6000–12,000kg when alive, Horridus is larger than a full-grown African elephant. ♦ Horridus roamed the Earth during the late Cretaceous period, around 66-68 million years ago. ♦ The fossil weighs more than 1000kg or a tonne, is 6-7m long and stands about 2m tall. The fully assembled skeleton is now on permanent display, at the Melbourne Museum in Australia. Thanks for watching. _______________________________________________ CREDIT LINKS ► Museums Victoria Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0t15MtzfDU1fH6MdhAL7KQ ► Museums Victoria Website -- https://melbournemuseumtriceratops.com/ ► Horridus 3D Model - https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/triceratops-fate-of-the-dinosaurs/home-of-horridus/ ► Finished Dinosaur Exhibit Footage - filmed by Wonder World _____________________________________________________________________ 🔔 🔔 WONDER WORLD CHANNEL & VIDEO INFORMATION 🔔 🔔 🔵 Wonder World Twitter - https://twitter.com/WonderWorld_YTC ✅ For personal story suggestions or business enquiries about product stories / reviews, please contact me on my email from the ABOUT page. Note: All suggestions are welcome, but may not be chosen as they are not suitable for this channel. ❌ COPYRIGHT : Please do not ask for permission to use footage in this video, or the whole video itself, as the ownership of all footage remains that of the owners who gave me permission to use it. If you want to use any of the footage click on the links above and seek permission from the owners.